Maruti Suzuki India is not going to be in the diesel space, a senior official said. The company believes that the sale of Diesel vehicles would further come down.
Stops Diesel cars
It can happen with the onset of the next phase of emission norms in 2023, the official said. The next phase of emission norms would jack up the cost of diesel vehicles, the firm feels.
Concentrate on fuel efficient cars
It would further impact the sales which have seen a gradual shift towards petrol cars. It would focus on improving its existing petrol powertrains in terms of fuel efficiency. Moving forward, it may also look at a new family of engines to power its product portfolio.
The share of diesel vehicles is now less than 17% of the overall passenger vehicle sales.
